Today in the News: Apple introduces iPad Air

News on the new iPad, the Nevada school shooting and a crash caught on tape in Atlanta.

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Posted Oct. 22, 2013 at 5:05 PM

Posted Oct. 22, 2013 at 5:05 PM

News to know

Apple today unveiled the iPad Air, a new version of its tablet. The Air will weigh only 1 pound (down from 1.4, or 28 percent), and is 20 percent thinner than the fourth-generation iPad. The Air will cost $499 for the basic model and $629 for the higher-end version, and it goes on sale Nov. 1. Apple also introduced a remodeled iPad Mini starting at $399. See more specs at Apple.com.

Quote of note

"To hear he was trying to protect those kids, that he stepped up and tried to stop the situation, doesn't surprise me at all. He could have ducked and hid, but he didn't. That's not who he is. He was trained to help.” - Chanda Landsberry, sister-in-law of Michael Landsberry, who was shot and killed Monday in a school shooting in Nevada. Michael Landsberry, who was a member of the Nevada Air National Guard, tried to stop the shooter - a student - and was killed. Two students were also shot before the shooter killed himself.

Hot video: Driver ‘wakes up,’ causes Atlanta crash

News cameras were rolling as a driver who was slumped over in a truck woke up, sped away and caused a chain-reaction crash on a metro Atlanta highway.